OUR APPROACH Our Goals & Actions to Drive Impact United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. Whirlpool Corporation shares these goals as we continuously aim to improve our products, our business and our operations to benefit our employees, consumers, suppliers, customers and communities by building a better workplace, business and world. SDG GOAL MATERIAL ISSUE TARGET ACTION • Occupational Health & Safety • Diversity & Equal Opportunity • Workforce Development and Engagement • Increase by 50% the number of U.S. Black employees across all levels by 2025 • Cultivate a strong, inclusive and diverse culture that drives strong employee engagement • Zero fatalities and serious incidents in all manufacturing sites • Demonstrating action to advance our U.S. Racial Equality Pledge: - Established Regional Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Councils in the North America Region (NAR), the Latin America Region (LAR) and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) - Completed our pay practices review for 2021, examining pay between employees of different gender and racial demographics - Launched Unconscious Bias and Empathy for People Leaders, with participation by 92.3% of eligible People Leaders • Held third annual Global Inclusion Week, reaching 60% participation across all global regions • Certified 78% of our manufacturing plants in safety certification ISO 45001 Local Communities • Drive impact through our U.S. Racial Equality Pledge commitments to our community • Through the launch of our House+Home CSR strategy, continue our support of local community organizations and key partnerships through volunteerism and giving • Expand our work with Habitat for Humanity ® to double the number of people served from the last 20 years by 2025 • Demonstrating action to advance our U.S. Racial Equality Pledge: - Broke ground on a $20 million attainable workforce multi-family housing development in August 2021, with plans to open in the fall of 2022 - Launched P@th Internship Program, Apprenticeship Program, Benton Harbor First Initiative and Benton Harbor Pitch Night • Employee participation in the United Way Employee Campaign grew to more than 35%, up 4% from previous year • Our company and employee contributions generated nearly $4.5 million for United Way of Southwest Michigan and United Way chapters near our U.S. manufacturing plants • Two out of every three employees volunteered with organizations such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America and FIRST Robotics • Provided appliances for nearly 3,000 Habitat for Humanity ® homes in 2021 for families to receive access to quality, resource-efficient housing in the U.S. Here are the Sustainable Development Goals (listed in numerical SDG order) that we have prioritized in accordance with ESG strategic goals: Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 17
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